Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-28

THE VOLUNTEERS VICTORY.
1t Was 'sThistIe Weather. but She
Was Always In the Rear.
THE SCOTCH BOAT WAS oUTsAuHp ourPOINTEp
AND oUTRUS-THE BOSTON BEAUTY Is A BETTER
BOAT IN EVERY RESPECT-A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
OF THE RACE.
THE EVENING STARS extra, issued at 5 so O'Clock
last evening, gave the first announcement OF the
result OF the first OF the international yacht races
this year, and that the Volunteer was the winner
The bulletins issued every few minutes during the
race, from the start to the finish gave the readers
OF The STAR general idea OF the behavior OF the
two boats and the manner in which they were
handled, but they conveyed no conception OF the
thousands OF persons who witnessed the race from
steam yacht, steamer, tug. and every species Of
water craft, nor Of the intense enthusiasm with
which the Yankee yacht was received as she
crossed the line nineteen minutes ahead OF her
English competitor, proving that thus far the
Americas cup will remain on this side OF the
Atlantic.
The following graphic account Of the race is
taken from the Philadelphia Press OF to-day:
THE SCOTCH THISTLE HAS BEEN BEATEN
as easily as her English predecessors and badly
Burgess wins again. and the cup looks safe, for
the sweeping victory OF the Volunteer over the
Thistle to-day Is not the defense Of cherished
tional trophy by new vessel but by an old cham
pon. 1t Is his supreme inventive genius which
matches year BY year the best product and final
world greatest shipyards on the clyde, and this
year brings victory against the fears Of his own
nation and the confident hopes OF England.
The volunteer beat the Thistle to-day by Is min
uteS ana 234 seconds, over the New York Yacht
CLUB course, 3S miles long. The race was sailed
by the winning yacht in hours SO minutes and
mi fsf and yrf ind
sidered. and proving that both boats are as every
one already believed the speediest ever launched.
vino, .lde and sea were In every particular all
such as the Thistle was built to meet ''Thistle
weather from start to finish. The Scotch boat
was beaten by better head work, better speed and
an "abler' boat. At every point the Scotch boat
was outsailed, outpOinted and outrun. Up or
down the wind, free or close seeking wind or ind
Ing IL, with the tide or against it, the American
Thistle has no equal; here, 1 Judge from to-day's
work that the Puritan Of to-day or the MayfiOwer
OF last year would sail her closer race than the
1rex or Genesta did in England, and probably beat
her. The Volunteer is PROFESSIONALLY her su-
pertor. The Americas cup would be tonight the
safest piece OF stlverware in the national side
board II one were not forced to remember that the
Puritan beat the GeneSta On the first race badly
as the Volunteer beat the Thistle today and then
won by only minute and 81 seconds in the second
contest, after
ONE OF THE CLOSEST RACES IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY
OF YACHTING.
The day on which was sailed this great race,
chary through all the forenoon OF wind, was prod
1gal of all the gifts that make glad the September
of our Northern waters. In the soft haze OF the
lovely bay was set again that moving panorama
OF sail and steam, OF shouting thousands and
moving craft, which year by year make these
races the most magnificent marine spectacle in
the civilized world. Nor was there wanting in
carrier pigeons tossed into the thick and envelop
ing haze, In signal flags and watchers on every
height, sign and suggestion that all the English
world, from the uttermOSt Isles of Orkney to the
Geographic OutpOStS OF the Australian advance
was hearing and knowing how these white cham.
pions sped their lofty way down the gray waters
OF the bay.
WAITING FOR THE WIND.
Ten minutes before the race began a hundred
thousand spectators would have approved a de-
cision Of "no race 1t was an hour and a half
after the time for the start. There was no wind.
For hours there had been none. At 6 o'clock this
morning the brass weather-cock on the gray gran
lite steeple OF the church Gaping Murray Hill
looked due west into the sort. dull gray sky OF a
hrazen wings. From the hotel flags about
Madison Square to the tall fern leaves before the
Brunswick not a culver showed breath OF wind,
and until high noon the din sun looked down
after the similitude OF a mild, gray, translucent
cats eye.
For three hours the air over all the island rang
with whistles. Far down the North River and the
East were streaming in two convcrging lines every
tug and every steam yacht and every great river
boat In the harbor: The vast white iron hulks,
which the traffic OF COney Island has bred, carried
their packed thousands. The decks of the Oivette,
fresh from Delaware shipyard were black at the
price OF an opera seat when Patti sings. There
were river craft by scores, their white sides and
upper decks and black rows OF people lying be-
tween, two ocean-going craft OF the Dominion
Line and all the dozens of vessels which only this
occasion brings out to the main marine thor
oughfare; moss bunker, dressed in bunting;
every Government vessel making holiday for
tines select Ct Ss aa and the the us Tnh s
everywhere alive with bands, with streamers and
with notices, down to the broad, black signboard
whose downward way was full OF beer, and whose
homeward path was peppered with lights which
not even the finish would altogether suspend. 10
all these hired craft were added every pleasure
boat for miles around, but the day made 1t nard
for any but big SOOpS and swift SchOOnerS to follow
the race and not 1.-THE OF the yachts were abroad
that filled the lower bay with white sails two
The extra licenses issued for the carriage Of pas
sengers aggregate 6. 1000, and the total afloat on
these vessels would not have fallen below 100, COO.
The long list OF boats reads more like shipping
register than a report.
AT THE STARTING LINE.
This big marine medley gathered in long con-
fined lines about the two long, lean racers, whose
tail sails stood like TWO great parapets OF canvas
at anchor In the lower bay, ready to move at the
first faint breath Of air. But the enormous spread
OF cloth which malnsai clubtopsatl, foresail, jIb
and Jibtopsail lifted into the air on the tall masts
Of the Thistle and the Volunteer caught 10 cats
paw OF wind. With sheets fast the TWO yachts
stood waiting. About them swung and swayed
Uuc lillkuty uldSS-LltctIuk, ulu IN y maze
closed In half mile about Staten Island might
have been miles away. New York had disappeared.
Bay Ridge loomed up dimly, and the gray water
hour and half the steaming herd un-
easily threaded the paths LETT between
tug and steamer, sloop and schooner, like
cattle moving about before stampede.
The flagship Electra, with the time committee on
Its bridge, and on It's quarterback half the Gov
misunderstanding and MISS Bayard, Secretary
and Mrs. Whitney, Secretary and Mrs. Fairchild,
and other guests OF the owner. Commodore FL
bridge Gerry-anchored opposite buoy IL Close
behind ran in the Mohican, the big English steam
yacht OF Mr.. Clark, the thread manufacturer, and
group OF all Its gathering perhaps the only one
distinctly ''smaTt." The American woman rarely
selects public occasion for displaying her old
clothes, but there was on no American yacht the
brave show OF brilliant dresses which most gala
days bring out, and which Was conspicuous on the
MOhican. There was here one reSpleldent creature
in blue and bullion, the blue OF the darkest and
the bullion twisted and twined like gold cables,
who Was but the center OF a group as striking as
ever topped drag on q coaching day parade.
The course was scarcely clear before the faint
pulls from the South had strengthened to steady
south southwest breeze, light above the Narr0wS,
but sloping every whitening sail below it, The
gray floor OF sea began to gleam and overhead the
sky began to lose its grOund-glass look, as OF q
bell-shaped skyl1ght. Green shore on the Staten
Island hills and blue in the tender distance and
over all there fell the mellow sun, which rtpens
whole harvestS and infl1ctS never q sunburn.
Above the Electra in the growing light, the tall
racers were slipping silently back and forth walt
ing for the signal
APPEARANCES WERE ALTOGETHER WITH THE THISTLE.